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Chelsea legend John Terry has confessed he feels "nervous" about Arsenal potentially eclipsing the Blues' remarkable Premier League defensive record.
The Gunners have enjoyed a superb campaign thus far under Mikel Arteta's guidance. They currently occupy the top spot in the Premier League table, sitting four points ahead of Manchester City after Pep Guardiola's side defeated Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad on Sunday. The Reds now find themselves eight points behind the Gunners.
Arsenal's outstanding strength this term has been its impenetrable defence, with the London outfit having shipped merely five goals in its first 11 fixtures of the season.
This exceptional run has left Terry worried that Arsenal might conceivably surpass Chelsea's record of conceding only 15 goals throughout an entire campaign - a milestone the Blues achieved during their triumphant 2004/05 title-winning season under Jose Mourinho.
Speaking on TikTok before Arsenal's 2-2 stalemate with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Terry revealed: "I have to say I'm actually a little bit worried now.
"I'm looking at their fixtures on a weekly basis, seeing where they're going to potentially concede goals, but I have to say, I have to give them credit, they look very good at the moment.
"I still think it's going to be too much to beat our record, but being honest, I'm a little nervous."
While Terry has been left impressed by Arsenal's exceptional defensive statistics, he remains less convinced by another aspect of the team's game.
The Gunners have proved particularly dangerous from dead-ball situations under Arteta, though Terry maintains that scoring from set pieces has become more straightforward in today's game.
He added: "I think set plays nowadays for me are way easier to score goals, so from an attacking point of view.
"You can't block, you can't be really physical with individuals within the box as well, because you have VAR, the refs looking at it, things can be stopped at any point, so the freedom for these players to get free from their man and opponent is so much easier.
"So I'm not surprised that a lot of teams and Arsenal are one of them, Chelsea are doing very well as well, we've got our own set-piece coaching who's doing a great job.
"Arsenal have their own as well, that's obviously getting a lot of headlines as well, but I think from an attacking point of view, I think it's a lot easier.
"Defending these set plays, you then have to be the complete opposite to that, you can't be physical like I said before, you can't make blocks within the box as well, but I think it's a real opportunity for players and defenders attacking these corners to go and get on the score sheet."
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